History of
the Organization

Care Net was influenced by the evangelical
leadership of former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop and Christian
apologist, Dr. Francis Schaeffer. The organization was founded in 1975 as the
Christian Action Council by renowned scholar Dr. Harold O. J. Brown, with its
primary focus to engage evangelicals in responding to the abortion
crisis.

In the 1990s, the organization’s mission
crystallized into reaching out to women facing unplanned pregnancies through
the work of pregnancy centers. In 1999, the organization changed its name to
Care Net. Today, Care Net is an expansive network of more than 1,100
pregnancy centers across North America.

There is still much work to do. With over 1.2
million abortions still happening each year, we must redouble our efforts to
reach more people with a message of life and hope.

In the political sphere, many are speculating that
an end to abortion is near. We pray that is true. However, whatever the legal
status of abortion, Care Net and its network of pregnancy centers must
continue. If abortion is banned in certain states, there will be an even
greater need for support to those facing unplanned pregnancies and related
sexual issues. We invite you to join us in changing the history of abortion in
America.

History of
the Local Northern California Centers

September 1983: a group
of believers began praying about developing a crisis pregnancy center in
Redding, CA